SCOTT, MINA MORRIS (MRS. MELVIN E.): 1899-

Mina Morris
was born near Azalia,
Ind., on Nov. 14, 1899. She attended Indiana State Normal
College and took extension courses in literature at Purdue and Indiana
universities. She married Melvin E. Scott and they had one
daughter. Mrs. Scott taught school in Bartholomew County and became
a resident of Columbus, Ind., in 1933. For twenty years she served continuously as president of the Columbus
Poetry Club. Her poetry has been published in newspapers and anthologies and has been
used in radio and community programs. She has contributed her writings to IDEALS and other magazines for twenty-five years. Mrs.
Scott is a past poet laureate, Indiana State Federation of Poetry
Clubs.